commissive
Aggettivo
By commission; resulting from a positive act.
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This error was commissive rather than omissive.
Making a commitment, such as a promise or threat, by illocutionary means.
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"I will kill you if you do that" is a commissive statement.
Sostantivo
A speech act by which a commitment is made, such as a promise or threat.
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